Maysville in Mercer County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Pennsylvania
Birthplace of
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
and
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
Erected 1948 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and the Quakerism series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1681.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 41° 23.237′ N, 80° 31.12′ W. Marker was in Maysville, Pennsylvania, in Mercer County. It was on Vernon Road (Pennsylvania Route 358) west of North State Line Road, on the right when traveling east. Located just east of the PA state line from Ohio. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Greenville PA 16125, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in Northwestern Pennsylvania and in Greater Erie. It was also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Pennsylvania (approx. 5.3 miles away); Kinsman (approx. 5.3 miles away in Ohio); Kinsman Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.3 miles away in Ohio); Darrow Octagon House / Clarence Darrow (1857-1938) (approx. 5½ miles away in Ohio); Kinsman Educational Memorial (approx. 5½ miles away in Ohio); Kinsman Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 5½ miles away in Ohio); Kinsman Presbyterian Church Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.6 miles away in Ohio); In memory of Ebenezer Reeve (approx. 5.6 miles away in Ohio).
Also see . . . Pennsylvania. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on January 29, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 657 times since then and 19 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 10, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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